Why Are Some People Complaing About Emily?

[Panda]

It seems like everyone is calling Bethesda a social justice company now becuase they added Emily. This seems really stupid to me, considering she is the reason the game happened mostly and isnt just thrown in there

[Kain]

It's true enough, it's weird people keep saying "everyone". In most conference presentations people cheer out loud at the simple mentioning of Emily. Sure, maybe people are happier for Corvo's return. But it's understandable with his new handsome old man's face and sexy old man's voice.

[Panda]

Originally posted by Kain:

It's true enough, it's weird people keep saying "everyone". In most conference presentations people cheer out loud at the simple mentioning of Emily. Sure, maybe people are happier for Corvo's return. But it's understandable with his new handsome old man's face and sexy old man's voice.

there title change just for you :)

[Kain]

You are a good Man....Panda.

[droggen]

I really don't see how this is a problem for anyone really you don't have to play as emily if you don't want to they give you the choice right at the starting events of the game.

[Slightly_Twisted]

The problem with minority complaints is they are loud and prominant, which makes the issue seem larger than it really is. In almost every case it is exagerated slightly, and in others almost completely, however this is still a minority problem based on a viewpoint that may or may not be debunked in a second with the right fact or info.

Ultimately a schrodinger cat dilemma, until the game is released we won't know for sure if it was a social justice decision to shoehorn a character or a meaningful choice, meaning this argument can go back and forth to no end.

Frankly I'm more inclined to believe the meaningful choice path cause of this video. I recommend watching it cause it was pretty interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p7oomG0tp4

To go straight to my reference, use this: https://youtu.be/2p7oomG0tp4?t=1m35s

[Clord]

Steam forums especially are a poor way to perceive general consensus about a game, no matter of subject. A vast majority of gamers who buy the game will not post on these forums telling their opinions about it.

[Mr. Whiskers]

Is there some other forum you had in mind as better to see this?

[Slightly_Twisted]

Originally posted by Clord:

Steam forums especially are a poor way to perceive general consensus about a game, no matter of subject. A vast majority of gamers who buy the game will not post on these forums telling their opinions about it.

Yes but that goes with any company. It's just like when you purchase something at the shop and they ask you to fill out a survey. Almost no one takes the time when they had a satisfied experience, But plenty of people do when they didn't.

[Kain]

Originally posted by Clord:

Steam forums especially are a poor way to perceive general consensus about a game, no matter of subject. A vast majority of gamers who buy the game will not post on these forums telling their opinions about it.

I disagree, I think forums are a great way of getting info on a game, you can even extract information from whiners if you know where to what to ignore, to be fair, I think it's better than a lot of gaming sites out there.

[Panda]

So does anyone on this thread not like Emily?

[Slightly_Twisted]

Originally posted by Panda:

So does anyone on this thread not like Emily?

It's kinda hard to hate her. She doesn't have any effeminate traits to rely on besides her eyes and slender figure, so the only anger she'll attract from the guy crowd is the hardcore ones who can't stand the opposite sex in any shape or form. Other than that, we simply know too little about her to make an opinion. I personally think her personality was dull from the trailers I saw, but still not enough.

Edit: almost forgot, plenty of people hated her when she was a kid in Dishonored 1, so anyone harbering somethign from the first game could very well hate her in this one, but that doesn't seem like a gender thing.

[Panda]

Originally posted by Twisted_omeN:

Originally posted by Panda:

So does anyone on this thread not like Emily?

It's kinda hard to hate her. She doesn't have any effeminate traits to rely on besides her eyes and slender figure, so the only anger she'll attract from the guy crowd is the hardcore ones who can't stand the opposite sex in any shape or form. Other than that, we simply know too little about her to make an opinion. I personally think her personality was dull from the trailers I saw, but still not enough.

Edit: almost forgot, plenty of people hated her when she was a kid in Dishonored 1, so anyone harbering somethign from the first game could very well hate her in this one, but that doesn't seem like a gender thing.

Why did people hate her as a kid? I can see why in the dark or whatever its called play through, but she seemed like a good character and a good reason to fight for besides ya know, being dishonored

[Kain]

She was a child, thus naturally annoying.

[Panda]

Originally posted by Kain:

She was a child, thus naturally annoying.

Why was she annoying?

[Kain]

She was a child.